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Lithuanian residents once again warned against using Yandex.Taxi
Lithuania’s National Cyber Security Center, which has been monitoring activity of Yandex.Taxi, a ride-sharing service, in Vilnius for the past three months, has once again warned people against using this app, the national radio LRT’s morning program reports. […]
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Order and Justice party joins defense pact
Remigijus Žemaitaitis, leader of Lithuania’s Order and Justice party, on Thursday signed an agreement by the country’s political parties on defense policy for the next decade, the government said. […]
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Lithuanian army’s Iron Wolf brigade affiliated to German army division
The Mechanized Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf of the Lithuanian Armed Forces has been affiliated to a German Army division. […]
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Lithuania’s 2019 defense budget projected at 2.01 pct of GDP (Updated)
Lithuania’s defense budget is projected to reach 2.01 percent of GDP next year, according to a draft plan released on Tuesday. […]
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Social Democrats suggest not increasing defense spending threshold
Lithuania’s opposition social democrats have suggested keeping the country’s existing level of defense spending at 2 percent GDP and not to increase it. […]
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German soldier dies in training accident in Lithuania
A German soldier died during a training accident when his armored vehicle hit a tree in Lithuania, the Baltic state’s military said Sunday. […]
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Lithuania shares in Washington its experience in combating disinformation
The Atlantic Council-hosted Global Forum on Strategic Communications and Digital Disinformation was held on October 2-4 in Washington. […]
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New military facilities planned in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense plans to build three new military facilities with necessary infrastructure over the next several years in the city of Šiauliai as well as the districts of Šilalė and Vilnius. […]
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US Army deploys tanks, IFVs to Lithuania for training
The US Army’s Abrams tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles were on Friday transported to Lithuania for training, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said. […]
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Defense Ministry moves to lower upper age limit for conscripts to 23 years (Updated)
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry proposes to lower the upper age limit for draftees for mandatory initial military service to 23 years. […]
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About 75 pct of defense appropriations remain in Lithuania – defense minister
About three-quarters of Lithuania’s defense appropriations remain in the country through acquisitions, taxes or personnel costs and the rest goes to foreign weapon suppliers, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday. […]
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PM says universal military conscription impossible at this stage
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that, at the moment, he does not back the idea of introducing universal military conscription as he sees the modernization of the Armed Forces as the top defense priority for the next five years. […]